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An Explorer’s Guide to Palo Duro
Where to stay, eat, drink, and play when you’re visiting the Grand Canyon of Texas.
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Texas Has the Second-Largest Canyon in the U.S. How Had I Never Been Before?
More than a million years in the making, Palo Duro will have you happily staring into the abyss.
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The Texas Legislature Bowed to Trump. It Screwed Him in the Process.
The new congressional seats Texas Republicans delivered for Trump by redistricting appear to have been canceled out—and then some—by...
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Enjoy the Best Tacos in Texas at the Second Annual Texas Monthly Taco Fest
The Texas Monthly Taco Fest makes its return to Houston on Saturday, May 23, and to Grand Prairie on Saturday, June 6, for a fun celebration...
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Texas Monthly Receives Thirteen Finalist Nods in the Society of Publication Designers’ Annual Competition
This is nearly double the number of nominations received in the previous year.
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A Dispatch From the Most Brutal Fight in Texas: The Camp Mystic Hearings
A three-day proceeding in Austin shed new light on the July 4 flood and set the stage for a bitter fight about reopening the summer camp.
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Why “Slap” Tacos Are All Over Texas Now
For Spanish speakers, seeing “cachetadas” on a menu might elicit some surprise. But expect to see lots more of these beefy, cheesy tacos.
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Word Wrangler: April 19, 2026
Add Dr Pepper to the recipes for these ten dishes and elevate classics to Texas delicacies.
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The Dallas Stars’ Secret Weapon Is a Canadian Hockey Genius
A second Stanley Cup is well in sight for the Texas team. That’s in large part thanks to Jim Nill, the Canadian hockey savant who somehow...
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Texas’s Most Ambitious New Director Turns to Anne Hathaway for His Latest Release
Since coming up with Ryan Coogler and Chloé Zhao, the Texan filmmaker has directed what might be his most ambitious project yet.
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A Brief History of Right-Wing Confusion Over Catholic Social Teaching
Before President Donald Trump was picking fights with the pope, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was accusing Catholic ministries of human...